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LD1742 • 2025

An Act to Prohibit a State Social Media Platform Account from Restricting User Comments

An Act to Prohibit a State Social Media Platform Account from Restricting User Comments

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Sponsor
Representative David Boyer
Last action
2025-05-28
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act to Prohibit a State Social Media Platform Account from Restricting User Comments

An Act to Prohibit a State Social Media Platform Account from Restricting User Comments Sponsor: Representative David Boyer Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Prohibit a State Social Media Platform Account from Restricting User Comments Sponsor: Representative David Boyer Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-28 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-05-27 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-05-06 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-05-06 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-04-22 House

    Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  6. 2025-04-22 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Prohibit a State Social Media Platform Account from Restricting User Comments
Sponsor:
Representative David Boyer
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1742
H.P. 1160 House of Representatives, April 22, 2025
An Act to Prohibit a State Social Media Platform Account from
Restricting User Comments
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BOYER of Poland.
Cosponsored by Senator TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland and
Representatives: ADAMS of Lebanon, EDER of Waterboro, HYMES of Waldo, MILLIKEN
of Blue Hill, ROEDER of Bangor, SMITH of Palermo, WARREN of Scarborough.

Page 1 - 132LR2397(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §60 is enacted to read:
3§60. Restricting social media platform user from commenting on state-shared content
4prohibited
5 The account holder or the administrator of a social media platform account of a state,
6 county or municipal department, agency, board or commission or a state, county or
7 municipal official operating in that individual's official capacity may not restrict a user of
8 that social media platform from commenting on content shared by the account holder or
9 the administrator of the social media platform account if the social media platform allows
10 a user to comment on content shared on the platform.
11 This section may not be construed to prevent a social media platform from adopting or
12 enforcing rules related to the type of content or the removal of certain content shared on
13 that social media platform.
14 For purposes of this section, "social media platform" means a publicly accessible
15 website or electronic medium that permits a person to become a registered user, establish
16 an account or create a profile for the purpose of allowing users to create, share and view
17 user-generated content.
18SUMMARY
19 This bill prohibits an account holder or administrator of a social media platform
20 account of a state, county or municipal department, agency, board or commission or a state,
21 county or municipal official operating in that individual's official capacity from restricting
22 a user of that social media platform from commenting on content shared by the holder or
23 the administrator of the social media platform account.
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